Away with the Fishes (41 page)

Acknowledgments

This book began with a dented bike on a rainy country road. A bike that took Raoul and Captain Dagmore, and their story, to Europe, the Caribbean, and across the United States, before it finally decided it was home. For directions en route, I would like to thank authors Janice Hally and Peter May; readers (and faith-keepers) Priya Balasubramanian and Dee LeRoy; and the cheerleaders—Michelle Italia, Marie Lamoureux, Kari Winter, and
all
the others, found and familiar—who crossed my path and made it sunny. You are too many to list here, and that makes me lucky, indeed.

I have been blessed by the talents of Andrew C Bly (cover design) and Patti Schermerhorn (cover art) not once now, but twice; and forever by the generosity of my mother, MaryAnn Siciarz, without whom I would have no stories to tell.

For all of you, and for the ride, my gratitude is heartfelt and boundless; my love, to the fishes and back.

About the Author

Stephanie Siciarz
was born in the US and is a graduate of Georgetown University and The Johns Hopkins University. She is a writer and translator and has worked for high-ranking officials in international, government, and academic institutions in the US and Europe. She currently resides in Ohio, where she is on the faculty at Kent State University. Her debut novel,
Left at the Mango Tree
, was named to
Kirkus Reviews
’ Best Books of 2013.